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James Donald, CFA

Managing Director and Head of the Emerging Markets Group
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James Donald

Managing Director and Head of the Emerging Markets Group
James Donald is a portfolio manager/analyst on the emerging markets equity team and head of the emerging markets group. He is also a member of the international equity select with emerging markets team. Since joining Lazard in 1996, Mr Donald has been instrumental in developing and coordinating the emerging markets activities at Lazard. He began working in the investment field in 1983. Prior to joining Lazard, he was a portfolio manager with Mercury Asset Management. Mr Donald has a BA (Hons) in history from the University of Western Ontario. He is a board member of EMpower, a charity of investment professionals focused on adolescents, health care, and women’s issues in emerging market countries, as well as a member of the 20-20 Investments Association, an investor group that is focused on emerging markets.
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